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Jehovah’s Witnesses allow blood-derived products but keep ban on whole-blood transfusions
(AP) — The policy, announced Friday, is the second revision this year in what has long been one of the most controversial and distinctive teachings of the religious organization.
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11mWhat the Catholic Church can teach Silicon Valley about AI
(RNS) — As ethical and religious leaders at Santa Clara University in the heart of Silicon Valley, we suggest embracing an idea promoted by Pope Francis: synodality.
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6mWhy the closing prayers of Judaism’s holiest holiday focus on repairing relationships with each other
(The Conversation) — A central theme of the High Holidays – and Judaism itself – is that to do right by God, people must first do right by each other.
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7mThe ethical cases for immigration as a human right
(The Conversation) — A political philosopher explains the ethical arguments in favor of free movement.
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4mMichigan city defends itself against accusations of favoring Muslim holidays over other faiths
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — The lawsuit by Margot Cleveland, a journalist for The Federalist, accused the city and its mayor, a Democrat, of favoring the Muslim faith over other religious beliefs in a city with a population of over 100,000 people that is majority Arab American.
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8mNew laws trigger a fresh legal fight over Nazi-looted art in Los Angeles and Auschwitz museums
LOS ANGELES (AP) — This pair of lawsuits are the first to be filed after the recent passage of laws by California and Congress, which strengthen U.S.-based claims to artwork that were forcibly taken from Jewish families during World War II.